20031005027449A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · LBL LBL210A · Albuquerque, NM · October 5, 2003

Date: October 5, 2003 · 07:50 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N994AF
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA005
Reported as: LBL LBL210A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N994AFRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2011 · Lindstrand Balloons LBLS/N 104 · Built 1994 Airframe modelLindstrand Balloons LBL Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On October 5, 2003, at 0750 MST, a lindstrand balloon, model A-150, N994AF, collided with a cement wall shortly after takeoff from a public park located in the taylor ranch area of Albuquerque, new Mexico while on a commercial balloon flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan had not been filed. The balloon received minor damage and two of the five passengers received serious injury, one passenger received minor injuries. The commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the mariposa public park, located in northwest Albuquerque, new Mexico minutes earlier.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2003, AT 0750 MST, A LINDSTRAND BALLOON, MODEL A-150, N994AF, COLLIDED WITH A CEMENT WALL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PUBLIC PARK LOCATED IN THE TAYLOR RANCH AREA OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A COMMERCIAL BALLOON FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE BALLOON RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND TWO OF THE FIVE PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURY, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MARIPOSA PUBLIC PARK, LOCATED IN NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO MINUTES EARLIER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN04LA005Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMthe inadequate in-flight planning/decision by the pilot. Contributing factors include the inadvertent activation of the deflation line by the pilot and the retaining wall.Oct 5, 2003 · No damage